Green Options » wood stove http://greenoptions.com/tag/wood-stove Posts tagged 'wood stove' Mon, 23 Jun 2008 04:59:41 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 en Heating Your Home: Should I Install a Mass Heater? http://greenbuildingelements.com/2008/06/22/heating-your-home-should-i-install-a-mass-heater/ http://greenbuildingelements.com/2008/06/22/heating-your-home-should-i-install-a-mass-heater/#comments Mon, 23 Jun 2008 04:59:41 +0000 Chris Schille http://greenbuildingelements.com/2008/06/22/heating-your-home-should-i-install-a-mass-heater/ TitleHeaterAuthor’s note: the following article on home heating is the final one in an eight-part series. If you are thinking about installing a wood-burning mass heater, this article should help you.

Operating a Mass Heater
Mass heaters are a different approach to burning wood. If you don’t don’t understand this, you won’t just be disappointed — you’ll fill your house with smoke or, worse, poison your family in their sleep! Getting proper performance from a mass heater requires a little planning, and some involvement, on your part.  The tradeoff for this extra effort is safety and tremendous energy efficiency.

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